The Somerset reporter., 1887-05-11

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An occasional tramp is lodged at the
station house.
The truant law is being rightly enforced
by officer Thyng.
Call at King and Wards for a nice
gauze or Isle underycst.
The finest line of sunshaoes in town to
arrive at ordways Saturday
The road machine is doing good work
on many of the village streets
Frank Cairns opened the first straw
berries of the season Tuesday.
Go to Fairgr.eses' Restaurant for the
fine Favored bananas in town.
Mrs l.. c. Moore is visiting friends in
Boston and vicinity for few weeks
+. q Marsh relieves Mrs. Scvcno at
L telegraph Office for Il few weeks
IIe>ei'on 4 Chase had raft of car
riagcs Of all kinds arrive by rail Saturday
last.
Wait and see the prettiest and cheapest
line Of dress goods in town. at Ordwa9's
on Saturday next.
Frank Carleton and WIFE of Madison
Centre, left there Tuesday morning 20
establish residence in California.
Bragg and Barnes are closing out their
business and request all having accounts
with them to call and settle at once
The ringing Of the he'll in the NJ. L.
Church morning noon, aud at . O'Clock
at night, is suspended for the time being
The great play. Lights . London is to
be put on the boards at Coburn Hall this
Wednesday evening. 1t has a big replia-
ton.
+. +. Fairbrother has purchased the
large house of Leland Court, recen .ly
owned by Geo. Reynolds, and it will be
fitted up to rent
A fine line of hambnrgs and trimmings
to be sold cheap at Mrs. a. n. Burke 5,
also laces, iuchngs, buStles, gloves and
all kinds of fancy goods.
Judge Boswell is holding Probate Court
at the Court House. Business was not
very good yesterday. A hearing is given
on the accounts of the Coburn estates to-
day.
lIammocks and Sawyer's Yoolcns are
the speciaties mentioned by Estes <
Ward this week. Their stock of clothing
and gents furnishings is fully up to their
high average.
We ISSUE larger number of REroRr-
ERs to regular subscribers than ever be-
fore. Without extraordinary efforts To
swell our list, it has steadily increased
during two years past.
ments whereby those desiring oysters
during the summer months can get them
fresh, as he receives four shipments n
week the last arriving Sunday morning.
In the statement given in the REPORTER
last week in regard to the sale of old
to Col. Russell in 1870, the
price was given at $4,000, whereas it
should have been $50 600. This makes
material difference.
Calvin Colby, Esq. of Bingham, treasur-
er of the Lumber Drivers Calk Company
was in town Monday on his way to Boston
ON business trip, He reports the business
of the Calk Company good. Its goods
are sold largely in the great West
A trial of the force pump on the south
side was made Monday evening through
] 100 feet of hose, also a trial of the steam
force pump in Lewis Anderson Cos.
wooden mill Things did no: work Just
right and the stream thrown was not en-
tirely satisfactory.
As dog belonging to A. H. Weston,
was swimming in the river along the dam
yesterday, he was caught by the current
and carried over the dam and down past
the eddy, hut finally succeeded in eseap-
ing to land, apparently none the worse
for his novel voyage.
Mr.. X. l.. Gray, of Madison. the newly
elected secretary of the Loan and Build
luz Association lately started IN that vii
over the books of the Gardiner Loan and
Building Association in order to obtain a
few points.
As we have heretofore announced all
notices or locals for entertainments to
raise money for religious or charitable
purposes will be inserted in the REPORTER
at half rates. All meetings Of churches
or societies that are not for the purpose
of raising money will be gladly noticed
free if interested parties will give the RE-
PORTER the necessary information.
Other towns and cities in the State are
talking up their Fourth Of July celebra-
ton already. How about Skowhegan?
With our smooth course for boat racing,
our fine trotting park, our fire depart
ment, oar Inf try company, together with
many minor alta RS that would 90 to make
up good time, it does seem possible that
we might have a big time on this National
holiday as often as once in three years.
The funeral services of Miss Annie,
daughter of WIN. and Lucy Grondcr took
place from St Mary's Roman Catholic
Church, Skowhegan, May 9th at o p. NJ.
The Grcgorian Requiem High Mass was
chanted by the resident pastor, Rev. +.
Genereux, assisted by said church choir
under the leadership of Rev. y. J. Koran
of Watcryille. The final ceremonies
were performed by Rev n. J, Koran
who addressed the bcreavcd parents and
numerous friends there assembled
Father Horan's address is unavoidlbly
omitted until next week.
We noticed an extremely nice pair of
Steers being weighed last Wednesday,
Upon inquiry, we found they were fate
tened by Alexander Crawford and Were